David Hockney - Editions & Works on Paper New York Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | Phillips

Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 19-21 October 2021

  • Literature

    Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 254

  • Artist Biography

    David Hockney

    David Hockney (b. 1937) is one of the most well-known and celebrated artists of the
    20th and 21st centuries. He works across many mediums, including painting, collage,
    and more recently digitally, by creating print series on iPads. His works show semi-
    abstract representations of domestic life, human relationships, floral, fauna, and the
    changing of seasons.

    Hockney has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Royal
    Academy of Arts in London, and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, among many
    other institutions. On the secondary market, his work has sold for more than $90
    million.

     
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David Hockney

Red Square and the Forbidden City, from China Diary (M.C.A.T. 254)

1982
Lithograph in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheet folded three times to form four panels (as issued), with accompanying book and text by Stephen Spender, contained in the original red paper folio, all contained in the original heavy card slipcase.
S. 19 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (48.9 x 54 cm)
slipcase 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 in. (27 x 21 x 2.5 cm)
The print signed, dated and numbered 312/1000 in pencil, additionally signed by the artist and author in blue and black ink on an inside page of the book (there were also 104 artist's proofs), published by Thames and Hudson, New York.

Estimate
$1,000 - 2,000 

Sold for $4,788

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 19-21 October 2021